Phillips v. Washington Magazine, Inc.

LISS, Judge.

This appeal involves an action for libel and invasion of privacy in which the appellant, David Atlee Phillips, a retired officer of the Central Intelligence Agency (hereafter “CIA”) sought to recover compensatory and punitive damages from the appellees herein, Washington Magazine, Inc., John A. Limpert, Phillip Merrill and Gaeton Fonzi.

Appellant’s claim is based upon allegations contained in an article entitled “Who Killed JFK?”, published in the November, 1980 issue of The Washingtonian magazine, a publication of Washington Magazine, Inc. The article was authored by Gaeton Fonzi.…